Rothfus calls Buchanan campaign mailer ‘deceitful’

Republican congressional candidate Keith Rothfus continued what has become a fierce campaign against 4th District primary opponent Mary Beth Buchanan Thursday, criticizing the former U.S. Attorney for using the National Rifle Association’s logo on a piece of campaign literature.

“Buchanan, whose campaign has steadily been losing what little momentum it ever had, is clearly desperate—but that is not excuse for perpetrating a fraud on the electorate,” Rothfus’s campaign said Thursday. “The last thing we need in Washington is another lying politician desperate to win votes and advance their own career, and that is precisely why Keith Rothfus stands poised for a victory on Tuesday.”

In an e-mail message, Buchanan campaign manager Mike Walsh said “we were unaware it was against NRA policy to use their logo, and have apologized and will not use their logo again. But Mary Beth has received the highest rating possible without being in office and having a voting record the NRA can monitor. … We very carefully never used the word ‘endorsed’ since we know there is no official endorsement from the NRA at this time.”

And Walsh said it’s time for Rothfus to stop attacking Buchanan.

“When will Rothfus start telling voter why they should vote FOR him? Not just against Mary Beth?” Walsh wrote.

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Poor Mary Beth was entrapped by the NRA. Oh wait, that’s what she did to Tommy Chong; so I guess it must be legal.

Let’s see. Oh, I know why it’s not fair to MB. No one told her that there was a chance her opponent might actually read her ad. She had every reason to beileve that she could say anything she wanted in her ads without regard for the truth. It’s not MB’s fault. It never is.

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